Authorities recently arrested Imo F. Ndem, MD, under the Georgia Pain Management Act on a felony charge that he operated an unlicensed “pill mill.” The law, which was enacted in 2013, is aimed to crack down on pain clinics that indiscriminately dispense prescription pain medication.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 13
A recent survey of healthcare employers conducted by Health eCareers found that the number of healthcare positions will increase but finding qualified candidates to fill those roles will be challenging.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 13
Twenty-three people—nine physicians and 14 medical workers—were charged this week in connection with a scam using homeless patients in New York to fraudulently bill Medicaid $7 million for unnecessary tests and products.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 13
“What separates doctors and patients is a disjointed and unnatural version of intimacy that in no way mirrors the important bonds that we form in real life non-medical relationships.”
- Jordan Grumet, MD, discusses the intimacy gap between physicians and...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 13
Thank you to all of you who have taken the 2015 MSP Salary Survey. We’ve already had more than 800 responses but there’s still time to participate. We’ll be sharing some the results here in...
On January 1, a Minnesota state law took effect allowing nurse practitioners (NP) to practice independently after completing 2,080 hours of supervised work. On April 6, the University of Minnesota School of Nursing will open a clinic in the Downtown East neighborhood, led by NPs. For years,...
NCQA is accepting public comments through April 8 on proposed changes to its Health Plan Accreditation (HPA) program with the aim of encouraging plans to focus more on value-based strategies. Insurers, consumers, employers, and other stakeholders are welcome to advise NCQA on the primary way it...
Monday, April 6 marks the kickoff of the daily CRC ezine. Your Credentialing Resource Center Insider is not only getting a new look, it’s getting a new name, too: Credentialing Resource Center Daily. Starting April 6, we’ll deliver news and resources on a daily basis...
More than 680 of your colleagues have added their answers to our questions about salary, compensation, workload, and staffing. The survey will be open until April 26, but don’t procrastinate! Click here or enter this URL into the...
The Arkansas House of Representatives last week rejected a bill that would allow telemedicine companies to provide telemedicine services in the state using physicians licensed and living in Arkansas. The bill would allow patients to be treated by a physician through various forms of video using...
